Iranian Foreign Ministry described the blast in Haret Hreik, a neighborhood of the Beirut suburb, as a “terrorist attack” and said the Lebanese people would confront the “Zionist plot” in their country.

According to Iranian news agency IRNA,Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson "Marziyeh Afkham" said “the resistant Lebanese people along with their wise leaders have always prevented the plots of the Zionist regime and they will do the same this time too”,adding “Lebanon, both the people and government, will surely take vigilant steps to cut the hands of those attacking the country’s security and stability and national unity”.

Riyadh also condemned the attack, describing it as a “criminal act”, and offered its condolences to the families of the victims.

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon "Ali Awad Asiri" said in a statement “terrorism is the same everywhere and the most effective way to counter it is to build a Lebanese national understanding”.

For its part, U.S. State Department Deputy spokesperson "Marie Harf" said her government “condemns in the strongest terms Thursday’s terrorist bombing in the Haret Hreik region of southern Beirut”, urging Lebanese parties to “refrain from retaliatory acts that would further escalate tensions and threaten Lebanon’s stability and the lives and livelihoods of the Lebanese people”.

A car bomb exploded in the neighborhood of Haret Hreik in the southern suburb of Beirut on Thursday, leaving at least five killed and more than 70 people wounded.